Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-24
THE AUTUMN FASHIONS.

| THE LATEST STYLES FOR STREET AND HOUSE WEAR
SOME HANDSOME COSTUMES FOB BRIDES AND
| BRIDEsMAIps-NEw TRIMMINGS THAT MAKE At
| TRACT1vK oRNAMRNTATIoN FOR BODICE AND SKIRT
| BELTS made entirely OF gilt braid are stylish
| and are worn with white costumes.
THE ToURNuRE is narrower, but hardly percept-
ibiy smaller in the early fall styes.
TATLoR-NADE walking suits Will change but
| little In cut from those of last winter.
TAnoR-MADE BAsQuEs are invariably pointed in
| front, and much trimmed with fine fancy braids.
| BRIAR STITCHING, as well as feather stitch, Is
used on ch1drens clothing, both dresses and jack
| cts.
THE SAILOR JACKET, with blouse waist under
meath Is favortte model to wear with killed
| skirt.
LARGE BUTTONS enter into the trimmings Of
many fall costumes, and are OF very beautiful
| workmanship.
THE "DoRoTHEA COSTUME" and the Josephine
robe" are the latest efforts by the dress reformers
| to gid the divided skirt pill
THERE IS NOTHING MORE ATTRACTIVE than the
bedroom wraps of soft raw silk, which have taken
[ the place OF the Angora wool
| WIDE BAND OF VELVET at the foot Of the dress
| Is one OF the most attractive modes OF trimming
| Tor lall, and promises TO be popular again.
| THE MOST BECOMING PLAIDs are the Scotch tar
tans Which are among the fabrics imported for
fall wear. The corsage will be OF plain fabric.
LACE SHAwLs have had their day, but can still
| De fash1onably utilized by little arrangement as
| charming hoods for wear to and from the opera,
SAGE AND OLIVE TONES, the unnumbered shades
OF neotropes and all imaginable green's are the
tunes.
RICH AND HANDSOME FLoREsCENT RIBBONS are
USED Tor trimming evening costumes OF wool grapes.
Anything which lends briluancy to the house CO.'S
tune Is acceptable.
| The LATEST IN SQUARE CUFF BUTTONS are two
| triangles OF satin-fnished platina and gold. A
has pleasing effect.
JACKETS made OF the same material as the dress
must De t1ght-ntting those suitable for wear with
any dress may be loose-htting In front, but must
set Snugly to the back.
AMBER SATIN CLoAKs. with short backs and long
paneed fronts, lined with old-rose color and trim
meo with gOlden-bronze marabout bands, are i'm
ported Tor opera wear.
NEW BELTS are displayed, made OF coin silver,
Old silver in antique devses, bronze, and leather
OF various sorts. These have chatelaine attach
mentS or pouches TO correspond.
CAAELs HAIR SHAwLs are coming into fashion
again, for the reason that the manufacture has
practically become lost art, and they are getting
10 De exceedingly hard to obtain.
"1HE KILLARNEY Is the newest OF tourists
wraps. 1t Is shirred to wide collar and then
falls undrared TO the bottom OF the DRESS It is
about as ungainly looking garment as can be
Imagined.
FEATHER TURBANs are shown again with the
crown indented, the brims close and high the
shape long and slender Oftener than round, and
the whole made OF the tips OF pheaSants' doves
feathers with aigrette In front OF the same thickly
maSsed.
A HANDSOME GIRDLE recently seen consisted OF
hundred rings OF ox1dized silver, through which
passed an etched band about half an inch In width.
The clasp which fastened the chain together at
the front was bust of julius Cesar en- relief on
loZenge-shaped background.
THE NEW SHETLAND tweeds and Irish blarnays
or homespuns, woven by hand from undyed wool,
are the best OF their kind. Nothing can be more
comfortable or suitable for travelling autumn
dress, and they wear SO well that their original
expense Is very soon repaid
UNIQUE BODICE is made OF wire and cotton
over oiled silk The idea is to wet the cotton and
cover the bodice with natural nowerS+vioets or
panSies-which the moisture will keep fresh for
Whoe evening. There Is, IL Is stated only one
woman who has as yet dared to don the thing
Bows ARE MUCH THE RAGE for trimming ladies'
tollettes, and ribbon bows knots with long ends
hold up draperies and TUNES, ornament the front.
sleeves, and neckbands of bodices and Jackets
ana are placed anywhere and everywhere II fold
or peat seems 10 require fastening addition.
The TENDENCY with Paris costumers is to use
soft twilled goods for cold-weather gowns such as
India camers hair, Vigogne, or English serge, In
preference TO the more heavy habit cloths, though
lOr very dreSsy costumes these "AmazOnes," as
the French call these faced cloths, are still much
used.
HANDSOME TEA Gowns are made Of Roman red
satin, figured with black flowers enriched by
stripes OF black velvet. These Pompadour strtped
fabrics are very elegant In effect tea gown
mace OF this particular stripe is open down the
front over skirt and blouse OF black Chanttlly
lace.
AT A RECENT FESTIVAL OF THE E1srEppFop.
the princess Of Wales three daughters wore
dresses Of blue silk OF the old China shade spotted
with white. Their hats were OF crimson straw
velvet trimmed The princess wore a checked
SIX OF White and lilac, with bonnet and parasol to
match.
A PRETTY DRESS for afternoon receptions had
the skirt in black taffetas entirely covered with
narrow plated nOunceS In black point d'espr1t.
over this skirt was draped poonaise In roulard,
With black ground, figured with Indian designs
in subdued and varied tones OF red The sleeves
were half foulard and hall point desprit.
AT AN EARLY AUTUMN WEDDING the bride wore
an eXqusitely beautiful gown OF white lace, with
| diamond ornaments, and the bridesmaids atttres
| were especially pretty and becoming. The dresses
| were or pale primrose corded SILK, draIed with
apricot gauze, their bouquets or saffron flowers
| and foliage, and their ornaments Roman pearls.
| THE SHAPE OF AUTUMN WRAPPINGs changes but
little, except that the coats and other garments
| are cut several inches longer. Wraps with turn.
| under or sling sleeves are worn; yet whatever
| may DE their general style or dimen ions. nearly
everything In the shape OF a mantle, whether very
| these sleeves.
| GLIMPSE at some OF the very elegant visiting
| and dinner gowns made in Paris proves most con.
clus1Vey that the reign OF bead decoration is far
| from past. On the contrary, these costly and
| Oeaut1ul garnltureS appear in more varied,
| elaborate and attractive designs than were ever
Deiore produced during the many seasons Of their
manufacture.
! A PRETTY TOILETTE Is in marine blue sicillienne
with scarlet satin stripes The skirt front parts
| 10 SHOW the folds OF scarlet surah. At the left
| side Is set panel formed OF three fat plaits OF
the Slcllllenne, crossed by two bands OF the same
| material The corSage forms q jacket, opening In
| front over blouse waist OF scarlet surah which
| IS held In place by band In blue and red paSse.
| menterie.
| RATHER QUAINT conceit is a Normandy bonnet
In pigeon-bue cloth "a sort OF Gobelin blue>
| trimmed with Louis XVI blue silk embroidery
| on white CLOTH wide Gobelin ribbon sllspends
! from the throat muH to match the bonnet for
| II Will be fashionable TO carry q muH made of
similar materials to the head gear fastened either
| TO rlbDon or q small boa.
| A CHARMING carriage dress noticed lately had a
| tunic OF heliotrope cashmere, with MORE ribbon
DOW. Skirt, and likewise the pointed bodice in
pansy- c0lored cashmere, boucle with gold Small
| cape with pendant sleeves in embossed grenadine
sole sublime; the little bonnet en- suite, was com.
posed OF gold-colored straw, with masses Of soft
panSleS and dainty heliOtrOpe.
! For AN ELDERLY LADY has been prepared a
toilette In silver-gray raie, brocaded with large
1rongray spots the skirt yelled in an overskrt OF
gray tuile, 6ordered With gray-silk lace The